Dine Out. End HIV.

Dining Out For Life® returns to New York City on Thursday, April 25, 2019! By enjoying a special meal with friends and family, you can help raise funds for those in our community living with HIV/AIDS.

Diners gather for delicious pizza and pasta at Sac's Place of Jackson Heights in 2018

Dining Out For Life is an internationally organized effort and annual tradition. On the last Thursday in April, diners across the U.S. and Canada gather at their favorite participating restaurant to share a meal; a percentage of their bill is then donated to a local HIV/AIDS service organization. In New York City, the event will support the HIV/AIDS programs and services of The Alliance for Positive Change.

To get involved as a restaurant, diner, sponsor, or volunteer, contact Ebony Ross at ebony@alliance.nyc or 212-645-0875.

Alliance will mark World AIDS Day 2018 at all of our community sites on Friday, November 30. Join us to celebrate the heroes of the Alliance, honor those who we have lost, and support our work to ensure all New Yorkers can feel better, live better, and do better.

All programming is FREE and open to the public. Free and confidential HIV testing available throughout the day at all sites.

Do you want to experience the power of positive change first-hand? Join us for November Open House event!

On November 29, Alliance is hosting the second event in its Open House Series. On the last Thursday of each month, join staff, peers, Board members and volunteers for an evening of networking and engagement at our Midtown Headquarters. Our first event was inspiring and powerful—join us to experience it for yourself!

Alliance for Positive Change invites you to the graduation of the 51st cycle of our Peer Recovery Education Program (PREP)!

The PREP program has trained more than 1,000 New Yorkers living with or at-risk of HIV, substance use disorder, and other chronic health conditions to feel better, live better and do better. Over eight weeks, participants develop skills to become ambassadors in their communities across NYC and educate others on healthy lifestyles, and connect them with care.

In addition to celebrating the most recent graduates, there'll be a chance to hear from previous graduates and guest speakers. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony.

In honor of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day on Monday, October 15, Alliance for Positive Change presents ¡Unidos Todos! (We Are United!), a week-long HIV testing and awareness event!

Visit Alliance’s main site (64 W 35th Street, 3rd Floor) or CASA Washington Heights community center (2036 Amsterdam Avenue) all week to learn about the impact of HIV, hepatitis C, and other STIs on the Latinx community. Information on prevention tools like PrEP and PEP will also be available.

For more information, contact Velia Hernandez or Brandon Lee at 212-645-0875.

Alliance for Positive Change marks National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) with free HIV testing, education, and games! Stop by to receive a confidential HIV consultation, get connected to prevention or care, learn about resources like PrEP and PEP, and win prizes!

Take Alliance to the Ball Game!

Tickets are $22 each, with $10 of every ticket going towards Alliance’s services that help New Yorkers access medical care, manage and overcome addiction, escape homelessness, get back to work, and find community.

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. This year’s theme, Test Your Way. Do It Today., is a call to get tested now and a reminder that there are more ways than ever to get an HIV test.

About 1.1 million people in the United States have HIV, and 1 in 7 of them don’t know it. Young people are the most likely to be unaware of their HIV infection. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.

Alliance will be providing free and confidential testing at all of it's locations (find times here) as well as at the below Duane Reade locations from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

Council Members Stephen Levin (District 33) and Brad Lander (District 39) are hosting a town hall with our partner VOCAL-NY regarding the pilot of an Overdose Prevention Center (or Safer Consumption Space) in Brooklyn.

Overdose Prevention Centers have been proven to save lives, reduce the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, reduce the risks/harms associated with law enforcement and people who use drugs, and provide critical linkage to services and treatment.

Community dialogue is important as NYC moves forward with the Mayor’s plan to implement four pilot centers. If you live in Council Member Levin or Lander’s district, please join us at the town hall (details below) to provide insight on harm reduction and how Overdose Prevention Centers are critical public health interventions in the fight to end overdose:

New York City's most beautiful and fabulous performers compete for YOUR vote in this pageant-style drag queen extravaganza. Guests will enjoy awe-inspiring drag performances, special appearances, and much, much more.

Dining Out For Life comes to New York City in 2018, supporting The Alliance for Positive Change! Mark your calendar for Thursday, April, 26!

By enjoying a special meal with friends and family, you can help raise funds for those in our community living with HIV/AIDS.

Dining Out For Life is an internationally organized effort and annual tradition. On the last Thursday in April, diners across the U.S. and Canada gather at their favorite participating restaurant to share a meal; a percentage of their bill is then donated to a local HIV/AIDS service organization. In New York City, the event will support the HIV/AIDS programs and services of the Alliance.

Dining Out For Life requires the generosity of many volunteers, sponsors and restaurants.

Restaurant Owners and Managers - Join us as a partner in the effort to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York! Agree to donate a portion of your day’s proceeds on Thursday, April 26, 2018 and let us fill your restaurant with new patrons while showcasing your philanthropy to the community! Contact Ebony Ross at ebony@alliance.nyc or 212-645-0875 ext. 380 to register as a participating restaurant.

Volunteers and Patrons - Organize a group of friends/family/co-workers to visit a Dining Out For Life restaurant in New York City on Thursday, April 26, 2018 and a portion of your check will be donated back to support the HIV/AIDS programs and services of The Alliance for Positive Change! Contact Rosie Whiteside at rosie2@alliance.nyc or 212-645-0875 ext. 394 to get involved.

The Alliance's Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center will be holding a volunteer orientation on Saturday, November 18. This orientation is required in order to volunteer at LESHRC and will cover the essentials of what you need to know in order to work in our syringe exchange and on outreach.

There will also be an opiate overdose reversal training (Narcan training) and kits available to those who would like to take them home.

The Alliance's Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center will be holding a volunteer orientation on Thursday, November 9. This orientation is required in order to volunteer at LESHRC and will cover the essentials of what you need to know in order to work in our syringe exchange and on outreach.

There will also be an opiate overdose reversal training (Narcan training) and kits available to those who would like to take them home.

In recognition of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (October 15), the Alliance will be offering free, confidential HIV testing - in English and Spanish - at all of our community centers from 10am to 5pm (locations below) on Friday, October 13.

In 2014, Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 24% (10,887) of the estimated new HIV diagnoses in the United States and 6 dependent areas, despite making up 17% of the US population. Get tested for HIV. Knowing your HIV status gives you powerful information to help keep you and your partner healthy.

Take control of your health! The Positive Life Workshop is conducting a new cycle starting September 18. The workshop will take place on September 18th , 19th, 20th , & the 22nd.

The Positive Life Workshop at the Alliance helps people living with HIV/AIDS who struggle with treatment adherence and/or engagement in healthcare, who are newly- diagnosed, and/or out-of- medical care.

Participants will learn how to:

Access health care

Cope with stress

Partner with your doctor

Deal with symptoms and side effects

Make decisions about HIV treatment

Disclose status to others

Practice safer sex

Recognize the effects of drugs and alcohol

Breakfast, lunch, and roundtrip MetroCards are provided each day! Participants receive a $50 gift card & certificate upon completion of all scheduled training days! All workshops are led by Alliance Peers.

For more information or to register, contact Lisaundra Dodson at 212-645-0875 ext. 434 or ashley@alliance.nyc

The Alliance for Positive Change invites you to attend RAW: Real Answers about Wellness. If you are a young man that has sex with other men and are looking for a 2-day educational workshop aimed at improving overall health and quality of life, then this is the workshop for you!

Topics will include:

Sexual Health

Gender, Sexuality and Culture

Relationships

Safer Sex

Relationship with Self

Participants must be HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM), ages 18-29.

The Alliance is bringing awareness to overdose prevention on International Overdose Awareness Day (Thursday, August 31). In 2016, New York City had 1,374 confirmed overdose deaths - a 46% increase from 2015. The Alliance is working to prevent future overdoses by offering free Naloxone training at the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center (LESHRC).

Naloxone is a medication that reverses overdoses from opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers. New Yorkers can get this free life-saving medication without prescription at many community-based organizations including LESHRC.

A free training on how to use Naloxone will be held at the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center (25 Allen Street) starting at 2:30 PM. Trainings last approximately 45 minutes to an hour.

If you are interested in being trained, but cannot attend this date, please call 212-226-6333 to make an appointment.

July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, and the Alliance is encouraging New Yorkers to get tested for hepatitis C. About 75% of Americans with hepatitis C don't know they're infected. Thanks to advances in treatment, hep C is now curable, but testing is important because the vast majority of people do not experience symptoms.